On October 21, 2010 at 17:34, scoop city said...
As I understand, (and I hope I am wrong) the beautiful new Crestron TPMCV15 panel has no ability to add HD video content (unless streamed) . the only video input is composite! The old model TPMS12 and 15 had ability to do composite and component. The solution is to add a very exspensive outboard box to a V15 panel....about $6000 more for client. How could ability to do HD video content could have been miss on the new TMPC12 and 15.....or am I missing something?
You're missing a lot.
1. First of all, what is a TPMS12 and 15?
TPS12 & 15 could NOT accept a high res video input - 480i only. TPMC12CH & TPMC15CH could not either- they had a single 480i composite input. TPMC17 had dual video inputs with crestron Home cat5 HD inputs but it has been discontinued for for more than a year.
TPS12GQM TPS15GQM & TPS17GQM could all accept dual high res video inputs BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE A QMTX SENDING VIDEO TO IT at $1100 each.
Lets break it down for you:
TPS12GQM at 800x600 (why would you even want hd video on a 800x600 display?) is $8k with no video signal. TPMCV12 is composite only for $6800.
Regular old V12 with a DGE1 is also $6800. That also gets you composite video. You could get the V12 by itself for $3600 and a DGE2 for $6k and you get dual high res inputs but why on an 800x600 panel? $9600 is less than a TPS12GQM with two QMTX transmitters.
TPS15GQM at 1024x768 (again, not HD) can accept two hd video inputs using two QMTX transmitters as above. Panel price is $10k before the QMTX units.
TPMCV15 is composite only at 1280x768 for $8k.
Like the V12 above, a V15 with DGE2 will have dual hd video inputs for a total of $10,400. Compare that to $10,400 for a TPS15GQM with two QMTX transmitters for a 4:3 panel.
TPS17GQM is 1280x1024 at $12k with no video or $14,400 with two QMTX transmitters.
V15 with DGE2 and 2 hd inputs is $10,400 as above. Same resolution panel, obviously better form factor and graphics.
How exactly are the V panels a step back?
